GUIDED TOUR OF EXEMPLARY WEB SITES
DESIGN
THE "LOOK"
Choice of colors, fonts, and layout
THE "FEEL"
Navigation: predictable, easily visible placement of topics as links to each level
- Elements of Typography and Design: http://homepages.cambriancollege.ca/clbelcourt/ELEMENTS/INTRO/IntroFS.html
(for more info, contact Claude Belcourt at Cambrian: mailto:clbelcourt@cambrianc.on.ca- The Internet and Beyond: http://homepages.cambriancollege.ca/dmcushing/tcm1100/
(for more info, contact Dave Cushing at Cambrian: mailto:dmcushing@cambrianc.on.ca )- English 574-- http://igor.lis.wisc.edu/english/bernstein/
- U. of Maine asynchronous Web courses -- http://www.umm.maine.edu/BEX/Courses.html
CURRICULUM
THE SYLLABUS FRAMEWORK
Integrating schedules, lectures, notes, slides, glossaries etc.
- Exploring the Internet and Beyond: http://courseweb.cambriancollege.ca/exploringinter
(for more info, contact Dave Cushing at Cambrian: mailto:dmcushing@cambrianc.on.ca )- LAW 1065: Principles of Ethical Reasoning: www.worldclasslearning.com (requires student ID number. For more info, contact Don Pitre at Cambrian: mailto:djpitre@venus.cambriancollege.ca )
- RIM 3601: Courseware Design: http://homepages.cambriancollege.ca/gbcooper/rim3601/
(for more info, contact Greg Cooper at Cambrian: mailto:gbcooper@cambrianc.on.ca )- Medical Technology: http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/medtech/MT102/mt102.html
- Department of Surgery: http://www.surgery.wisc.edu/textbook.html
CUSTOMIZED ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS
With text, images, reference materials, local and global links
- La marche à suivre (PDF document - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - available at the site): http://www3.sympatico.ca/belcourt.fraser/Marche.html
(for more info, contact Claude Belcourt at Cambrian: mailto:clbelcourt@cambrianc.on.ca )- Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences: http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/blasto/index.html
- Art History: http://www.wisc.edu/arth/ah301/index.html
- Dept. of Surgery: http://www.surgery.wisc.edu/textbook.html
- Dept. of Geology: http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~chuck/Mtn_and_Plates/home.html
RESOURCES
Links to vendors, products, assistance and information related to the curriculum
- Antti's links to Electronics resources: http://www.cambriancollege.ca/Faculty/av_saari/course.htm
(for more info, contact Antti Saari at Cambrian: mailto:ansaari@cambrianc.on.ca )- Antti's links to LINUX resources: http://www.cambriancollege.ca/Faculty/av_saari/linux.htm
(for more info, contact Antti Saari at Cambrian: mailto:ansaari@cambrianc.on.ca )
INSTRUCTION
INTEGRATING LEARNING STRATEGIES WITH DISCUSSION FORUMS
- ISP 2351: Systems Architecture II: http://www.cambriancollege.ca/faculty/gbcooper/isp2351/ Class threaded discussion of real-world issues related to curriculum
(for more info, contact Greg Cooper at Cambrian: mailto:gbcooper@cambrianc.on.ca )- Public Administration 875: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/pa875/
Case-based learning with threaded discussion- Psychological Models: U. of Maine: http://www.umm.maine.edu/BEX/PsyMod/Index.html
Critical thinking with threaded discussion- Behaviorial Science Course: U. of Maine: http://www.umm.maine.edu/BEX/InfoAge/Index.html
Collaboration with threaded discussionOTHER GUIDED ACTIVITIES:
Analyzing data:
- Wildlife Ecology 318: http://wildlife.wisc.edu/we319/index.html
see assignment using Excel spreadsheet- History 404:http://www.wisc.edu/history/404tja/
Another example of linking to an application file (Excel)Study exercises:
- The Joy of HTML (for more info, contact Richard Mende at Cambrian: ramende@cambrianc.on.ca )
- Let's Learn Ojibwe (audio - requires ShockWave plug-in): http://www3.sympatico.ca/belcourt.fraser/Ojibwe.html
(for more info, contact Claude Belcourt at Cambrian: mailto:clbelcourt@cambrianc.on.ca)- Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences 100: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/class/
see weather station and map contouring exercises, which incorporate interaction